Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Sen. Shane Reeves, and State Rep. Michael Hale today announced a $1,202 Training Opportunities for the Public (TOP) Grant award for the Adams Memorial Library. The funding will help cover the cost of digital literacy instructors and Wi-Fi hotspots at the library.  “Public libraries are essential resources in building…

Mrs. Julie Vincent, Director Elect of Schools for Cannon County, is pleased to announce Mr. Dustin Brannon as the new Cannon County Middle School principal beginning the 2025-2026 school year. Dustin Brannon comes to us from the Rutherford County School District but has local Cannon County ties. He has been an educator for 13 years…

Mrs. Julie Vincent, Director Elect of Schools for Cannon County, is pleased to announce Mrs. Emily Hancock Layne as the new Supervisor of Instruction beginning the 2025-2026 school year. Additionally, she is pleased to announce that Jenny McCrery has accepted the position for Supervisor of Exceptional Learners for the 2025-2026 school year. Mrs. Layne is…

On Tuesday, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) thanked his colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee for advancing his bipartisan legislation to protect aspiring homeowners. H.R.2808, the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, would dramatically reduce the number of unwanted calls and messages that follow applying for a mortgage in the United States. Currently, credit bureaus are…

Once again, Manchester, Tennessee, will host the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, one of the most popular live music events in the country. Since 2002, the event has featured a diverse assortment of performers on a 700-acre Middle Tennessee farm that becomes the temporary home for thousands from across the country. Over 65,000 people…

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) are warning Tennesseans about a new scam involving text messages that say they come from the Tennessee Department of Vehicles (DMV). The scam messages claim the recipient has outstanding traffic ticket fines and threatens that their vehicle registration and driving…

 Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Rep. Scott Cepicky, the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Safety, and AAA today urged parents and caregivers to utilize the free ‘Baby in the Back’ car hangtag program to help reduce heat-related illnesses and deaths in children during the summer months.  “This program is a…